Bill Text: HI SCR120 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requesting Each County, Prior To Imposing A New Fare Or Increasing An Existing Fare For A Mass Transit System, To Determine Whether The Additional Revenue Sought From The Proposed Or Increased Fare May Be Obtained Through Transit-based Advertisements.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-06 - Referred to PSM/TRS/EET. [SCR120 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2020-SCR120-Introduced.html

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THE SENATE	S.C.R. NO.	120
THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020
STATE OF HAWAII

SENATE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

 

requesting each county, prior to imposing a new fare or increasing an existing fare for a mass transit system, to determine whether the additional revenue sought from the proposed or increased fare may be obtained through transit-based advertisements.

 

 

     WHEREAS, the counties rely on mass transit system revenues to offset the cost to operate and maintain these systems; and

 

     WHEREAS, the counties have attempted to meet these revenue needs by increasing fares; and

 

     WHEREAS, for example, in February 2020, the Honolulu Rate Commission proposed numerous fare increases for TheBus, including a nine percent increase in the price of an adult one-way fare and a twenty-five percent increase in the price of a one-way fare for seniors, Medicare card holders, and individuals with disabilities; and

 

     WHEREAS, fare increases often place a financial burden on riders; and

 

     WHEREAS, accordingly, fare increases should be a county's last resort; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirtieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2020, the House of Representatives concurring, that each county, prior to establishing a new, or increasing an existing, fare for a mass transit system, is requested to determine whether the additional revenue sought from the proposed fare establishment or increase may be obtained through transit-based advertisements; provided that this request pertains to fare establishments or increases that would take effect after July 1,2020; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Mayor of each county and Chair of each county council.

 

 

 

	OFFERED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title: 

Counties; Mass Transit Systems; New Fares; Fare Increases; Revenue Generation